Paul Boyton Arrested as a Chilean Spy

Paul Boyton and George Kiefer arrived late in the evening at Lurin. Peruvian troops guarded the town. The officers suspected Boyton of being a Chilean spy and arrested him. Though late at night, they forced Boyton to continue on towards Lima, leaving the rest of the mule train of passengers to pass the night in Lurin. Kiefer stayed behind to protect the baggage, with great concern for the fate of his travelling companion.

Just before dawn, the officers with their suspected agent, Paul Boyton, arrived at a hacienda just outside of Chorrillos, a summer resort on the coast south of Lima. Boyton refused to go on, so they rested there until daylight. Boyton was exhausted, but the relentless fleas only allowed him a brief rest. In the morning, possibly October 30, 1880, he and the officers boarded the train to Lima.

Resources:
Boyton, Paul. 1892. The story of Paul Boyton: voyages on all the great rivers of the world, paddling over twenty-five thousand miles in a rubber dress. Milwaukee: Riverside. 358 pp.